Axle ID Help

I may not be looking in the right place so please forgive me if I'm overlooking something. I need to identify my axles on my 70 CJ-5 and I found the following on tags or stamped on the bell housings. Obviously the front is a 27 and the rear is a 44. I wanted to dig deeper so i have what i need when looking for parts. Is there anything else that can be gleaned from these numbers? Thanks!
Front Axle:
27A
292
C 31377-1
2 and an "A" with a circle drawn around it.
TAG - 941852
3.73 Ratio
41x11

Rear Axle:
10 Bolt Cover
3.73 Ratio
41x11
Tag 992629
Also stamped on the bell is "272"

 

I can tell you a couple of things.

941852 and 992629 are the Jeep part numbers.

3.73:1 is the gear ratio for both axles.

41x11 is the number of teeth on the ring gear and pinion gear respectively. If you divide 41 by 11 you get 3.73.

The rest of the numbers are likely for the Dana factory, and have little meaning for us.

If you were buying parts from a Jeep dealer back in the day, the part numbers would be helpful. Today, unlikely they are going to help you. I think the only thing you need to worry about is the rear axle type. You could have a early-type splined axle with a separate axle and hub, or you could have a later flanged axle, where the hub and axle are forged as one piece. A 992629 PN is a late Kaiser PN, so I would guess that it's flanged. The easiest way to tell is to look at the rear wheel from the outside. A splined axle will have a nut at the center of the wheel with a dust cup over it. A flanged axle will be flat at the center of the wheel.

 

This is very helpful Tim. It has to be a flanged axle as the center of the rear wheel is flat as a flitter.

This sounds like my old 83 Ford 3/4 4WD Pick-up. On it, I had to pull the flanged axles to remove the brake drums. That was fun and that's when i learned to always put the keeper back into the nylon threads of a new locknut. That was a hard lesson and I digress. Thanks for your help!!

 

I'm pulling the cover off this Dana 44 this weekend to check it out, also replacing the brakes. Can anyone tell me what gaskets are required for the 10 bolt cover and the axles? I'd sure like to get it back running after i see what's what in there. Also, plain ol 90 wirght oil, right?

 

I’ve seen a couple of you guys mention Right Stuff, why do you prefer it to plain ole RTV?

 

The Right Stuff comes in a can like Easy Cheese so makes dispensing very nice. It's very similar to RTV Ultra Black. I use both and have had good results with both. Either one is easy to clean up, seals well, and is very oil resistant. Regardless what you use the surfaces must be clean and oil free. A little spray brake cleaner works well to clean the surfaces as it leaves no residue.


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I like to call them "senior moments". Sounds better than brain farts . They seem to come faster as we age don't they


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